The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-19
THE HENRY GEORGE PARTY.
Another Day OF Talk and Trouhle-The Con-
vention Now Ready to Begin Business.
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Special the Indianapolis Journal.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-As party, united
labor is prentice hand" in political conven-
TONS and it has taken a couple of days of cheer
full and good-natured fighting for the convention
to straignten out the list of delegates and get
down to naming a permanent organization and
appointing a committee on platform and resolu-
tons. The contestng delegates were given the
floor this morning to protest against their ex-
pulsion. Serglus Scientific spoke for them
fifty minutes and aroused the en-
thusiasm of his adherents by asserting that
the Socialists were the bac kbone of the United
Labor party. The first test vote on the ad-
mission of George Block of the Fourteenth as
sembly district The majority of the committee
recommended the seating of VIM. McCabe, in
stead of Block. and this was done. The Social
lists then offered a resolution in favor of admit
ting both delegates from contested districts and
giving each delegation half a vote The resolu-
ton insists this on the grounds that the con-
veption does decide by this action
whether the socialistic party is or is not
a political party, but unless that body
at its next meeting, abandons all claim TO be
political party its bers shall not be eligible
members of the United Labor party Despite
its ingenious wording this resolution was re-
jected and the minority report of the committee
on credentials was adopted.
The committee on permanent organization
made a majority report in favor of John Nc
Mackin for president, and John McCabe and H.
FL. Ferguson for vice presidents The minority
report held that no names should have been
recommended In debate it was charged that
the majority report was In the nature
of slate. A motion by friends
of the majority report to accept tho report after
striking out the Names was carried. and NOM
nations for permanent officers were then made
John McMackin was nominated for president,
aud the Socialists made a com bnation with the
Kings county men in supporting John r. ODon-
nell. of Kings, for that Office Though ODon-
- opI otQti let
man, Henry George and Dr. McGlynn earnestly
supported McMackin while the supporters or
ODonnell mainly advocated his claims. The
Socialists again alleged the existence of slate
and machine The vote resulted McMackin
ILL., O'Donnel. So AS O'Dounell had the COM
plimentary vote of his own county and the en-
tire socialistic vote this is regarded over
whelmIng defeat for the latter faction
A committee including DR.. MeGlynn and Mr..
O'Donnell made little speech saying that he
had rather be beaten by McMackln than any
body he knew of. After McMackin had accept
Ell the honor in brief speech, recess was taken
until evening.
In the evening session. James Ryan of Oswe-
60. W. c. Wood. of Gloversville, and [. j. San
ford. OF Troy. chosen vice-ch airmen. j.
t. Burke. J. T. Coughlin and F. G. Lenbuscher,
of New York, were chosen secretaries.
A communication from the Union Labor
party, requesting q conference. read, and,
after very brief debate ordered to be
turned. with the announcements that the request
was declined, the principles of the two parties
were irreconcilable.
Committees on resolutions and platform were
then appointed. DR.. McGlynn. Henry George.
Henry George, jr., John r. ODonnell and
Michael Clark among those on the COM
mittee on platform. James Redpath. T. b.
Wakeman, j. P. Kohler H. Alden Spencer,
Jeremiah Murphy and r.. Il. Ferguson were
among those on resolutions.
The convention then adjourned until 10 A. NJ.
tomorrow. The Socialists and trades union
representatives attended a dance tonight, at
which speeches were made MANY of the United
Labor people joined them in friendly discuss
ion. Socialist indignation meeting
nounced for tomorrow night, at which Vrooman,
Block and Hinton will sneak.